JU Ji-hoon was first recognized because of his good looks and sophisticated image. While modeling, he made his drama debut with <Princess Hours> and since then, he has appeared in <The Devil>, <The Naked Kitchen>, <Antique> and become famous. Ji-hoon became a hallyu star in the dramas <Princess Hours> and <The Devil>, which were big hits in Japan and China. In 2010, he went to serve in the military after being involved in drugs. He was also... expand

JU Ji-hoon was first recognized because of his good looks and sophisticated image. While modeling, he made his drama debut with <Princess Hours> and since then, he has appeared in <The Devil>, <The Naked Kitchen>, <Antique> and become famous. Ji-hoon became a hallyu star in the dramas <Princess Hours> and <The Devil>, which were big hits in Japan and China. In 2010, he went to serve in the military after being involved in drugs. He was also featured in the musical commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Korean War <The Voyage of Life>. JU headlined the modest summer period comedy <I am the King> in 2012 before later joining the cast of 2013’s ensemble melodrama <Marriage Blue>. 2014 turned out to be quite a year for JU, as he appeared in his first Chinese production <Love Suspicion>, a melodrama/thriller about two sisters who fall for one man, and surprised many with his memorable turn in <Confession>, a mid-level drama-thriller about childhood friends who find themselves at difficult crossroads in adulthood that drew little expectations before its release. Next up for JU was the erotic period thriller <The Treacherous> alongside KIM Gang-woo in 2015. Keeping up with his recent one-film-per-year pace, JU next appeared in the big-budget thriller <Asura> with JUNG Woo-sung the following year, with the fantasy blockbuster <With God> lined up for 2017.

The International Rotterdam Film Festival (IFFR), which kicked off on January 23, has invited three Korean films to its program this year, YI Ok-seop’s Maggie (2018), YOON Jong-bin’s The Spy Gone North (2018) and JANG Woo-jin’s Winter’s Night (2018). Screening in the Bright Future section, JANG’s Winter’s Night (2018) was one of the Jeonju Cinema Projects that premiered at the Jeonju International...

Just as its first season is gearing up for its global launch on January 25, the Korean Netflix Original series Kingdom is already getting ready to go back into production on its second season, which will begin shooting in February and is expected to continue until June of this year. The period horror-thriller stars RYU Seung-ryong, BAE Doo-na and JU Ji-hoon. Adapted from the webcomic ‘Land of the ...

Despite the entry of a major new Hollywood tentpole, sales dipped about 20% as holdovers continued to power most of the sales in the Korean market. US titles accounted for 57% of sales while homegrown films took up a 40% share of the market. Following its Korean premiere at the Busan International Film Festival earlier this month, Damien Chazelle’s acclaimed space drama First Man debuted atop the ...

Business jumped up considerably over the past weekend with two popular new titles breathing new life into the market after a slower than expected Chuseok holiday season. It was neck and neck between Hollywood and Korea as the former scored a 50% market share to the latter’s 49%. Following a staggering 741,000 admissions (USD 5.77 million) debut on National Foundation Day last Wednesday, Sony’s Mar...

After several busy weekdays that fell over the Chuseok holidays, business was relatively quiet over the weekend with admissions topping out at 1.88 million. With the glut of local releases on offer, Korean films accounted for a massive 86% of all sales. Repeating at number one was the Chuseok champ, The Great Battle. After a neck and neck start with its competitors, strong word-of-mouth carried th...